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Nike + iPod Sport Kit

Digital Living Slip the pedometer into your Nike trainers, plug the receiver into your iPod nano and let them count your strides as you head for the horizon. Is it the perfect marriage of two great brands or a hop, step and jump from a messy divorce?

4 August 2006, 18:06

Coolest new kit from CeBIT 2007

Digital Living Join the CNET.co.uk team as we track down the most exciting new kit at Europe's largest gadget show. CeBIT pushes up through the snow each spring, taking place in Hanover, Germany, and running from 15 to 21 March in 2007.

Tags: kit, europe, gadget, snow

7 March 2007, 15:41

Halo 2 starter kit

Digital Living Dual-wielding is obviously the biggest addition to the Halo gameplay formula in Halo 2: with it, you can mix and match up to five weapons (the SMG, magnum, plasma rifle, plasma pistol and needler) in either hand, taking advantage of their peculiar...

13 July 2005, 17:38

Christmas Gift Guide

Digital Living We've rounded up reviews and videos of some of the top kit on the market and also created a handy gift guide for those after slightly more quirky gadgets. You'll also find a run down of the top luxury kit you might want to buy for someone special...

Tags: kit, guide, gadgets, handy

11 December 2007, 16:25

Back up your mobile phone's phonebook

Digital Living There are several methods for backing up your numbers but the easiest and probably best method is using a SIM card backup kit. There are two types of kit: the first uses your computer and a USB SIM card reader to download your phone book on to your...

23 August 2006, 14:47

How to clean your digital SLR camera

Digital Living We bought a pre- packaged lens-cleaning kit from Jessops. We bought our kit in handy packs from cameraclean.co.uk. You open your camera to the elements every time you change the lens, and dust or grit can sidle in there to sabotage your images.

17 September 2007, 11:55

Build the ultimate quiet PC

Digital Living If the feet of your case are firmer than the texture of a well-done steak, simply detach them and attach some vibration-absorbing feet such as the Nexus Anti-Vibration Mounting Kit (£12 from Kustom PCs).

7 September 2006, 16:49

CeBIT 2006: It's all about the stuff

Digital Living We're here to look, to listen and most of all, to fondle the kit. We fall in love with the kit, not the bits -- so when CeBIT 2016 rolls round, I'll still be complaining about the weight of my rucksack.

8 March 2006, 15:02

OLPC XO-1 (One Laptop Per Child)

Digital Living Is this a revolutionary piece of kit or just a high-tech toy? This ultraportable is both a digital lifeline for children in developing countries and a cyber hippy's dream.

Tags: olpc, kit, tech, children

25 January 2008, 11:01

What kind of camcorder is best for night-time shooting?

Digital Living I can stretch to up to £500 for the right piece of kit. Help! I am going to Las Vegas soon and am looking for a light compact camcorder that will cope with capturing the bright lights of Sin City at night, as well as the standard daytime footage.

19 September 2007, 17:13

Microsoft's Media Center mansion

Digital Living The project's manager, Microsoft's Windows marketing bod Simon Darby, reckons the kit in the mHome cost under £16,000, and that's a pretty small investment compared to the lavish property it graces. The UK arm of Microsoft has rented a gorgeous £5m...

2 June 2005, 18:10

What is Dolby TrueHD?

Digital Living So, do you need a new bunch of kit to make the most of it? I've heard a lot about Dolby TrueHD recently. What is it, and is it worth a costly upgrade to my AV system to get the best out of it? Since people started watching movies at home, there has...

11 July 2007, 15:15

Why is my best TV in my shed?

Digital Living This formerly impressive piece of kit now is now languishing in the garden shed, covered in black bin liner to protect it from weed killer. About five years ago I broke down in Tottenham Court Road and bought myself a huge widescreen Sony Trinitron...

6 May 2006, 8:00

BT has seen the future, and it's white

Digital Living In fact, all the kit on display looked pretty fun: cute video phones with pop-up screens, a free BT SoftPhone as a riposte to Skype. It's been an important week for BT. The company has launched its biggest marketing campaign since it started...

26 June 2006, 17:33

Mobile phones to upgrade your life

Digital Living For most of his photographic endeavours he likes to use a Nikon D80, which features a 10-megapixel sensor and an 18-135mm, f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. Meet the upgraders We found four unhappy mobile phone owners who yearned for phones that would do more...

28 November 2006, 16:06